Consider the following pairs:
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Correct Answer:
(A)
1, 2 and 4
Mandakini River originates from Charibari glacier.
Zemu Glacier is the largest glacier in the Eastern Himalaya. It is about 26 kilometres in length and is located at the base of Kanchenjunga in the Himalayan region of Sikkim.
The Manas River is transboundary river in Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan & India. It is the most extensive river system of Bhutan.
Besides Nubra, Yamuna & Chenab originates from the glaciers, i.e., Siachen, Bandarpunch & Bara Shigri respectively.
Ques:
72
Which of the following Passes lead to Leh?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Zozila
Zozila Pass is a high mountain pass in Ladakh located on the Indian National Highway 1 between Uri and Leh.
Ques:
73
Nathu La Pass is situated in which state?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Sikkim
Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayan region situated at a height of 4404 m above sea level. On the Indian side, the pass is 55 km east of Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim and opens in Chumbi Valley in Tibet. Nathu la is one of the three open trading border posts between India and China. The others being Shipki la in Himachal Pradesh and Lipulekh in Uttarakhand. Nathu La pass was reopened in 2006 following numerous bilateral trade negotiations after 1962 Indo-China War.
Ques:
74
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer:
(A)
a) A-2, B- 3, C- 4, D- 1
The correct match is as follows:
(Mountain Pass) (State)
Banihal Jammu and Kashmir (Now UT)
Nathu La Sikkim
Niti Uttaranchal (Now Uttarakhand)
Shipki Himachal Pradesh
Ques:
75
What are Kingri-Wingri, Neeti-Mana?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Passes
Kingri-Wingri, Neeti-Mana are passes located in Uttarakhand. Neeti is an important pass of Himalaya connecting Uttarakhand to Tibet. Mana pass which is also called as Chirbitiya la or Dungri la is located between India and Tibet. Deotal lake which is the source of Saraswati River (tributary of Alaknanda) is situated in this pass.
Ques:
76
Which of the following is NOT a pass in the Western Ghats Mountain ranges?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Khyber Pass
The Khyber Pass is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (formerly NWFP) of Pakistan. It falls on Pakistan's and Afghanistan border. Thal ghat is near the town of Kasara in Maharashtra. It is along the busy Mumbai Nashik route. Bhor Ghat links Mumbai with Pune. Pal Ghat connects Kerala and Tamil Nadu (links Kochi with Chennai).
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77
Which one of the following is not correctly matched:
Correct Answer:
(B)
Lipu Lekh – Uttar Pradesh
Lipulekh Pass is located on India- China border in Uttarakhand not in Uttar Pradesh.